I assume it was Parker PD being South of the Keys, and they only do three things:
1. Man speed traps
2. Bust for DUI's
3. Domestic Violence/family dispute calls
If it was the Keys it was the Sheriff's Office. And believe me, we do a whole hell of a lot more than that.
You can blow .0000000001 and get a DUI if they can prove you were impaired to the slightest degree
Not true. If you are under .05% the law presumes you are NOT impaired, the same way it presumes you ARE if above .08%
The results of the preliminary Breath Test (on the side of the road) are not admissible in court. Only used to determine if alcohol is causing the impairment.
At your initial appearance, (the date is on your ticket, but can be done anytime between now and that date):.......
4 things you can do:
1. Plead Guilty or no contest. You'll do 24 hours in jail. Alcohol Screening, Fine, and a hit on your license.
2. Plead not guilty, hire a lawyer, go to court and take your chances. If you lose, same as above and over $5,000 in lawyer fees.
3. Plead not-guilty, hire a lawyer, have it dropped to reckless driving, same punishment as above, but no DUI on the record, about $2,500-$3,000 in lawyer fees.
4. Plead not-guilty, contact the County Attorney's Office yourself and offer to plead down to Reckless driving. Same punishment, but no lawyer's fees. People have done it in the past.
Finally, don't drive after drinking and keep the off road stuff off road.
This is a pretty sensitive issue right now. A few nights ago some guy on an dirt bike drove off a cliff right in that area (behind the post office-water company) and killed himself. We're pretty sure he was drunk, but waiting for autopsy.
We just got the State statistics and La Paz County leads the state in per-capita fatal traffic accidents, alcohol related fatal accidents, alcohol related accidents, AND DUI arrests. (occurrences per 10,000 population)
The above is for traffic accidents, etc. For boating we're lowest in the state in accidents.
Good Luck. Wish I could tell you more, but there's a conflict of interest.